The 129th Annual Humboldt County Fair
Humboldt is home to artists and skilled tradespeople, a community built on creativity, craftsmanship, and local pride. The Humboldt County Fair is your chance to showcase your talents—whether you're crafting, cooking, growing, sculpting, or breeding! Take pride in your work and share your passion in our Exhibit Halls, where the community gathers to celebrate skill and dedication. Entering the Fair is easy, and winning a ribbon is a bragging right in itself! Plus, local businesses sponsor Special Awards, offering extra prizes to honor outstanding craftsmanship.
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Still Exhibits Information
We hope you'll join us and participate in the Humboldt County Fair exhibits program! The annual summer Fair is your chance to show off your creativity from baking, crafts, flowers, jewelry, painting, photography to quilting and more. All submissions will be displayed during the Fair from August 16 through August 24, 2025.
As listed below, many of our Static Exhibits count towards the Open and Youth Exhibitor of the Year awards, don't forget to work towards them!
Businesses and members of our community contribute toward special awards for those who enter exhibits at the Humboldt County Fair. These are constantly being updated - those who notified us of their intent to grant special awards early were also added to the guidebook.
Fine Arts Department
Department includes: Amateur Arts, Advanced Amateur/Professional Arts, Photography, Poetry, and our Juried Show - Also qualifies for the Open Exhibitor of the Year!
Department includes: Fine Art, Photography, and Poetry - Also qualifies for the Youth Exhibitor of the Year!
Floriculture and Horticulture Department
Department includes: Floriculture Sweepstakes, Cut Flower Sweepstakes, Container Grown, Displays, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Cut Flower Shows, Horticulture Sweepstakes, Horticulture, and Scarecrows - Also qualifies for the Open Exhibitor of the Year!
Department includes: Floriculture, Horticulture, Scarecrows, and the Jim Gupton Veggie Auction - Also qualifies for the Youth Exhibitor of the Year!
Home Arts Department
Department includes: Home Arts Sweepstakes, Baked Foods, Barn Quilts, Collections, Crafts, Crocheting, Decorated Potato, Decorative Painting, Feature Exhibit, Fleece Show, Hand Spun Yarn, Handcrafted Natural Fiber, Knitting, Miniature Arts, Needle Art, Preserved Foods, Quilts, Rugs, Sewn Items, Special Divisions, Spinning Contest, Table Setting, and Woodworking - Many of these divisions qualify for the Open Exhibitor of the Year!
Department includes: Baked Foods, Clothing, Collections, Decorated Potato, Feature Exhibit, Handcrafts & Needle, Miniature Arts, Preserved Foods, Table Setting, and Woodworking - Many of these divisions qualify for the Youth Exhibitor of the Year!
Live Exhibits Information
We hope you'll join us and participate in the Humboldt County Fair exhibits program! The annual summer Fair is your chance to show off your creativity from baking, crafts, flowers, jewelry, painting, photography to quilting and more. All submissions will be displayed during the Fair from August 16 through August 24, 2025.
Youth Livestock Department
Department includes: Cattle, Beef - Market; Cattle, Beef - Registered and Breeding; Cattle, Beef - Showmanship; Goat, Boer - Breeding; Goat, Boer, Showmanship; Goat, Dairy; Goat, Market; Goat, Pygmy & Pet; Goat, Pygmy - Showmanship; Livestock Lead Contest; PeeWee Animals; Poultry, Breed Posters; Poultry, Eggs; Rabbit & Cavy, Breeds; Rabbit, Meat; Rabbit & Cavy, Showmanship; Round Robin, Large & Small; Sheep, Breeding Registered & Commercial; Sheep, Market; Sheep, Showmanship; Swine, Breeding; Swine, Market; Swine, Showmanship; Tractor Driving Contest
Bill of Sale required for Market classes
Open Livestock Department
All required documents and supporting documents are listed above in Live Exhibits Information.
Department includes: Cattle, Beef; Goat, Boer; Goat, Dairy; Poultry, Eggs; Rabbit & Cavy; and Sheep, Registered & Commercial
Our Open Boer and Dairy Goat shows are currently pending sanctioning status - please check back to keep updated on status.
Open Fine Arts
Overall Fine Arts Special Awards:
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Ferndale Garden Club: “Judge’s Choice Award” - $10 Cash Award
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Ferndale Chamber of Commerce: “Best of Show” - $200 Cash Award
Advanced Amateur & Professional Art:
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Rodoni Family: “Best Depiction of What Makes Humboldt Great” - $50 Cash Award
Juried Show:
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Ferndale Arts: “Best of Show” - $100 Gift Certificate to Ferndale Arts Gallery
Photography:
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Fortuna Camera Club: “Photo That Makes You Laugh” - $25 Cash Award
Youth Fine Arts
Overall Fine Arts Special Awards:
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Ferndale Pizza Company: “Judge’s Choice Awards”
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Ferndale Garden Club: “Judge’s Choice Award” - $10 Cash Award
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Soroptimist of the Eel River Valley: “Judge’s Choice Awards” - $10 Cash Award, 10 Qty
Fine Art:
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Ferndale Pizza Company: Best of Division - $10 Cash Award
Photography:
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Ferndale Pizza Company: Best of Division - $5 Cash Award, 2 per Division
Poetry:
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Ferndale Pizza Company: Best of Show Poetry - $25 Cash Award
Open Home Arts
Overall Home Arts Special Awards:
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Rings Pharmacy: “Judge’s Choice Awards”
Baked Foods:
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Susan Combes: “Best Lemon Meringue Pie in Memory of Lucky Ambrose” - $10 Cash Award
Barn Quilts:
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Rings Pharmacy: Best of Division - $20 Cash Award
Decorative Arts:
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Lee Anne Moore: Novice: “Judge’s Choice Annette Brooks Memorial Award” - $25 Cash Award
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Lee Anne Moore: Advanced: “Judge’s Choice Annette Brooks Memorial Award” - $25 Cash Award
Feature Booth:
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Sylvandale Gardens: “Best of Show” - $60 Cash Award
Knitting:
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Humboldt Bay Knitting: Advanced Knitting: “Judge’s Choice” Overall - First Place - $25 Cash Award, Second Place - $15 Cash Award, Third Place - $5 Cash Award
Miniature Art:
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Susan Combes: “Best of Show Spike Memorial Award” - $10 Cash Award
Needle Art:
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Coralie Gahn: Fine Threaded Needle: “Excellence in Needlework in Memory of Dorothy L. Adams” - $20 Cash Award
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Hansen Family: Fine Threaded Needle – “Rural Theme Award” - $20 Cash Award
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Don & Kim Hindley: Fine Threaded Needle – “Judge’s Choice Award in Memory of Elaine Hindley” - $50 Cash Award, 1 per division
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Don & Kim Hindley: Fine Threaded Needle – “Best of Show Award in Memory of Elaine Hindley” - $50 Cash Award
Preserved Foods:
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Hindley Ranch: Overall Novice Preserved Foods Exhibitor - $25 Cash Award
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Hindley Ranch: Overall Advanced Preserved Foods Exhibitor - $25 Cash Award
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Rings Pharmacy: Novice: “Judge’s Choice” - $20, 3 Qty
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Rings Pharmacy: Advanced: “Judge’s Choice” - $20, 3 Qty
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Humboldt County Farm Bureau: Humco Commercial: Best of Division - $50 Cash Award
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Humboldt County Farm Bureau: Novice, “Judge’s Choice Applesauce” - $25 Cash Award
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Humboldt County Farm Bureau: Novice, ”Judge’s Choice Bread and Butter Pickles” - $25 Cash Award
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Humboldt County Farm Bureau: Novice, “Judge’s Choice Any Wild Berry Jam” - $25 Cash Award
Quilts:
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Eel River Quilt Guild: “Guild’s Choice Award” - $50 Cash Award and 1 year membership
Table Setting:
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Rings Pharmacy: Best of Division - $20 Cash Award
Woodworking:
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Pierson’s Building Center: Woodworking – “Best in Show” - $100 Cash Award
Youth Home Arts
Overall Home Arts Special Awards:
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Ferndale Pizza Company: “Judge’s Choice Awards”
Baked Foods:
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Ferndale Pizza Company: "Best Bread in Division” - $5 Cash Award
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Ferndale Pizza Company: “Best Cookie in Division” - $5 Cash Award
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Ferndale Pizza Company: “Best Cake in Division” - $5 Cash Award
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Ferndale Pizza Company: “Best Candy in Division” - $5 Cash Award
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Ferndale Pizza Company: “Best Pie in Division” - $5 Cash Award
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Ferndale Pizza Company: “Best in Canning Class” - $5 Cash Award
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Ferndale Pizza Company: “Best in Drying Class” - $5 Cash Award
Clothing:
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Ferndale Pizza Company: Best of Division - $5 Cash Award
Decorated Potato:
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Ferndale Pizza Company: “Silliest Dressed Potato” - $5 Cash Award
Handcraft & Needle:
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Ferndale Pizza Company: “Judge’s Choice Award” - $5 Cash Award, 2 per division
Miniatures:
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Ferndale Pizza Company: “Judge’s Choice Award” - $5 Cash Award
Woodworking:
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Pierson’s Building Center: Best of Show - $50 Cash Award
Open Livestock
Open Livestock Special Award Sponsors:
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Humboldt County Farm Bureau: Beef Cattle: Judge’s Choice - $25 Cash Prize
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Humboldt County Farm Bureau: Dairy Goats: Best of Show – $25 Cash Prize
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Humboldt County Farm Bureau: Meat Goats: Supreme Champion Doe – $25 Cash Prize
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Humboldt County Farm Bureau: Sheep: Supreme Champion Ewe – $25 Cash Prize
Youth Livestock
Overall Youth Livestock Special Award Sponsors:
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American Ag Credit: Clean Alley – 1st & 2nd Place Club, Cash Prize
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Jan Flosi: Clean Alley – Dairy Goats 1st Place Club, Cash Prize
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Davenport Family : Joanie Davenport Memorial Award – Buckle
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Hindley Ranch: Special Award for Adult Volunteer of the Year
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Susan Combes: Small Animal Round Robin Chuck Memorial Award - $50 Cash Prize
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Jim Van Duzer Family: Large Animal Round Robin Jim Van Duzer Memorial Award - $500 Cash Prize
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Humboldt County Farm Bureau: Large Animal Round Robin 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash Prize
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Tipple Motors: 4-H Outstanding Sportsmanship Award
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Dave & Kathie Bugbee: FFA Outstanding Sportsmanship Award
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Alexandre Family Farm: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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Bill Becker & Jennifer Fisk-Becker: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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Carmesin Family: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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Chalk Mt Ranch, LLC: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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Ferndale Farms: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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Ferndale Lions Club: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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GE & Company: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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North Coast Chimney Sweep: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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Tracy Paris: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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Beth Simon – REMAX Humboldt Realty: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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Soldiers Grove Ranch: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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Stepping Stones Children’s Garden: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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Van Duzer Club Lambs: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
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Van Duzer Family: Special Awards for Youth Livestock
Youth Beef Cattle
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Humboldt Del Norte Cattlemen’s: Supreme Champion Market Beef - $250 Cash Prize
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Association
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Rudy Mora Family: Rudy Mora Born and Bred Market Steer – Buckle
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Redwood Country Polled Herefords and Nicholson Livestock: Best of Show Hereford – Special Award
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Soldiers Grove Ranch: Hunt’s Herdsman Award for Outstanding Beef Exhibitor - $200 Cash Prize
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Soldiers Grove Ranch: Best Overall Cow-Calf Pair – Special Award
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McCullough Ranch: Special Awards for Youth Beef Cattle
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The Buckeye: Youth Peewee Special Awards
Youth Dairy Goats
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Windy Gap Toggenburgs: Best of Show Toggenburg - $50 Cash Prize
Youth Market Goats
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Pierson’s Building Center: 4-H Grand Champion Market Goat - $50 Cash Prize
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Pierson’s Building Center: FFA Grand Champion Market Goat - $50 Cash Prize
Youth Sheep
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Delta Mattress: Supreme Grand Champion Market Lamb - $250 Cash Prize and Buckle
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Ferndale Farms: Humboldt Born and Bred Market Lamb - $250 Cash Prize
Tractor Driving
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Chapman Ranch: Advanced Class: 1st Place - $15 Cash Prize; 2nd Place - $10 Cash Prize
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Hindley Ranch: 1st Place - $5 Cash Prize; 2nd Place - $3 Cash Prize; 3rd Place - $2 Cash Prize
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Renner Ranches: 1st Place - $25 Cash Prize; 2nd Place - $15 Cash Prize; 3rd Place - $10 Cash Prize
Open Floriculture and Horticulture
Overall Floriculture & Horiculture Special Awards:
Ferndale Garden Club: Sponsorship of Floriculture Department Premiums
Miller Farms Nursery: “Judge’s Choice Awards”
Floriculture:
Pierson’s Building Company: Floriculture Sweepstakes Award - $100 Cash Award
Dave and MaryAnn Renner: Cut Flower Sweepstakes - $50 Cash Award and silver platter
Miller Farms Nursery: Best of 1st Cut Flower Show - $20 Cash Award
Miller Farms Nursery: Best of 2nd Cut Flower Show - $20 Cash Award
Miller Farms Nursery: Best of 3rd Cut Flower Show - $20 Cash Award
Horticulture:
Pierson’s Building Company: Horticulture Sweepstakes Award - $100 Cash Award
Hindley Ranch: “Best Oversized Vegetable” - $20 Cash Award
Youth Floriculture and Horticulture
Premium Sponsor Awards come in all the way through the Fair - stay tuned to see updates here!